Following Storytime, join us to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and children.
Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - May 08, 2024
4:30pm
60 minutes2 sessions remaining
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
5:00pm
90 minutes9 sessions remaining
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Come join our Homework Club and get help with Reading, math, Science, French, English, etc. Led by United for Literacy volunteers. Ages 6-12.
Joins-toi à notre club d’aide aux devoirs, pour recevoir de l’aide avec la lecture, les maths, les sciences, le français, l’anglais, etc. Avec des bénévoles de Littéracie Ensemble. Pour les 6 à 12 ans.
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - May 29, 2024
5:30pm
90 minutes5 sessions remaining
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Come join our homework club and get help with reading, math, science, French, English, etc. Led by United for Literacy. Ages 6-12. Drop in.
Joins-toi à notre club d’aide aux devoirs, pour recevoir de l’aide avec la lecture, les maths, les sciences, le français, l’anglais, etc. Avec des bénévoles de Littératie Ensemble. 6-12 Ans. Portes ouvertes, aucune inscription requise!
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
6:30pm
120 minutes9 sessions remaining
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Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome.
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - May 29, 2024
6:30pm
90 minutes5 sessions remaining
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Improve your English, share stories and make new friends!
Améliorez votre anglais, partager des histoires et faites des amis!
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
6:30pm
60 minutes9 sessions remaining
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Practice your English conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. All levels are welcome to this drop-in program.
**Note: No program March 13, 2024.
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
6:30pm
75 minutes9 sessions remaining
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Improve your spoken French in a relaxed setting. This group is for those at an intermediate level. No registration required. / Améliorez votre français parlé dans une ambiance décontractée. Ce groupe est de niveau intermédiaire. Aucune inscription requise.
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
6:30pm
90 minutes9 sessions remaining
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Learn and practice new English language skills and meet new people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Offered in partnership with the Catholic Centre for Immigrants of Ottawa. All are welcome to this drop-in program!
Apprenez et pratiquez votre anglais parlé et rencontrez des gens dans un milieu décontracté. Offert en partenariat avec le Centre catholique pour immigrants d'Ottawa. Tout le monde est bienvenue à ce programme sans inscription!
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024
6:30pm
90 minutes2 sessions remaining
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Wouldn't it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books—without any homework? At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading, just reading in companionable silence!
Each Silent Book Club will start with a short intro, where everyone gets to share what they are reading. Then there's silent reading hour! No pressure, no homework questions, just quiet social time with other people who love to read.
Drop-in program.
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - May 15, 2024
6:30pm
90 minutes3 sessions remaining
2024 will be one of the most consequential years in the history of democracy. Elections have been or will be held in many countries ranging in size and power from El Salvador to India. The decisions of voters will determine whether the worldwide growth in authoritarianism over the past twenty years will continue or democracy will begin to make a comeback.
The US Presidential and Congressional elections on Tuesday November 5 stand out as an especially critical democratic moment for two reasons: first because they will be a supreme test of American democracy; and second because they will send a powerful message to the rest of the world, including the dictatorships and wannabe dictatorships.
The group will discuss the background and issues of Democracy on Trial and week by week follow the important democratic events and developments of 2024.
Mr. Robert Miller will lead the discussion. He is the author of Canada and Democratic Development and, prior to his retirement, served as President and CEO of the Parliamentary Centre, Canada’s leading institution promoting and supporting international democratic development.
Session #1 Wednesday, April 3: Is History Repeating Itself?
Session #2, Wednesday April 10: Democratic Fatigue and the Appeal of the Strong Man
Session #3, Wednesday, April 17: Big Countries and Small: The Cases of El Salvador and Rwanda, Russia and India
Session # 4, Wednesday, April 24: The Fire Next Door: The Authoritarian Impulse in the United States
Session #5, Wednesday, May 1: Donald Trump and the Invention of Trumpism
Session #6, Wednesday, May 8: Can it Happen Here? If Trump wins, is Canada next? A discussion with John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail columnist and one of Canada’s leading authors on politics and public affairs.
Registration recommended.